Message from south west wales director

<pre style="font-family:arial;">Some of you may not be aware but I have taken on the role of the south west wales<br />director on behalf of the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">TTAW</span>. I wanted to give something back to Welsh table tennis<br />and saw this as an ideal opportunity to do so. This is a voluntary position but one<br />in which I'm proud to be associated with.<br /><br />My main priority is to make sure that table tennis in south west wales is progressing<br />and moving forward. With <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Aled</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Howell</span> doing such a good job in <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Carmarthen</span> and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Llanelli</span><br />one of my focuses is on developing table tennis within <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Swansea</span>. <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">I'm</span> looking to get<br />coaching going within the comprehensive schools through the 5x60 scheme. I have made<br />initial contact with the senior 5x60 manager but yet to receive a response. I will<br />keep pursuing this!!<br /><br />If you have any ideas, want to help with coaching, any concerns or queries please<br />feel free to contact me via email-stephengertsen@hotmail.co.u<br />k<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQgoPxVmLVNwdmYEhDus_l6iV-eEDHRoyTOGpCK5yC-dbykE3XUek-7zvrDqqdVwr928wS9M3_QqbuHOl24DtQw82pUUI6susWpJkNxDPMwFB8u1lospAAIrSDv5HjlYEO-uHm7lyrdVaU/s1600/3961442765_a77e0a5c06.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409606903301634258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQgoPxVmLVNwdmYEhDus_l6iV-eEDHRoyTOGpCK5yC-dbykE3XUek-7zvrDqqdVwr928wS9M3_QqbuHOl24DtQw82pUUI6susWpJkNxDPMwFB8u1lospAAIrSDv5HjlYEO-uHm7lyrdVaU/s200/3961442765_a77e0a5c06.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" /></a></pre>

Message from south west wales director

Some of you may not be aware but I have taken on the role of the south west wales director on behalf of the TTAW . I wanted to give somethin...

Greenhouse Wales Open

Parry Takes Cadet Boys Title as Griffiths is beaten in 2 finals!!!<br /><br />On Saturday, Tonypandy hosted the Greenhouse Wales Open and saw a fantastic entry with competitors travelling in from Ireland to compete. 4 categories played across 12 tables were on show with U13 boys and girls and U15 boys and girls. There was some exciting table tennis played, and a lot of matches going to 5 sets.<br /><br />U13 Boys there were no shocks in the group matches as the 1 and 2 seeds all qualified for the knockout stages. There were some great matches on the way to the final, which was contested by Chris Griffiths Ryan Oyler, both the 1 and 2 seeds for the event. They saw off challenges from Liam Winder and Ethan Lewis. All of these players are from Ferndale TTk, In a close and hard fought final, it was Oyler that came out on top.In the consolation event, Gerwyn Coleman of Tonypandy beat Dylan Lewis of Tonyrefail in the final. Both players have only been playing a few months and it was great to see both of them reach the final.<br /><br />The consolation event saw Charlotte Slye play Jess Neck in the final, with Charlotte winning this final. This was another impressive performance from Charlotte, following on from her recent exploits in the Dragons. Jess Neck is another new girl from Tonyrefail, so again it was great to see new players getting to finals of these events.<br /><br />U15 Boys<br /><br />In this event, there were some unexpected wins for some players in the group matches. Stefan Smoliakov of Tonypandy seeded 3 in his group behind Steven Fawkes of Ferndale and Jac Jenkins of Tonyrefail. Stefan won his group and got to the quarter finals. Also, Ryan Howells of Ferndale, as 4th seed, came through in 2nd place behind Ryan Oyler. Dylan Bruford played extremely well to beat Sam Griffiths to send Sam into the consolation. In the main event, there were some extremely close matches all the way through to the final. Irish competitor Ciaran Kelly played out of his skin to reach the semi finals, beating Liam Winder and Ryan Oyler along the way. In the semis he faced the eventual winner Jack Parry from Tonyrefail. This was the match of the day, and would have been the perfect final. Both players went for it, neither let up and had the confidence to go for their shots when it was so close. Jack won this match deuce in the 5th. In the other semi, Alex Prosser from Tonypandy failed to live up to his number 1 seeding and lost to Chris Griffiths comfortably. This set up Chris’s second final of the day against Jack. With Jack still full of confidence from his semi final victory he cruised to a 3-1 victory taking the title.<br /><br /><strong>Well done to Max Clews from Penlan Club on reaching the last 16 but falling short to Liam Winder. He showed great attitude all day and best of luck in the next event.</strong><br /><br />The consolation saw Jac Jenkins ease passed Sam Griffiths in the final with a 3-0 victory.<br /><br />U15 Girls<br /><br />With Lauren Cundy pulling out of this event, it only left 4 girls to compete for the title with a straight forward group of 4 round robin. This saw Nicole Hall cruise to victory without really breaking a sweat. The result was - 1st Nicole Hall, 2nd Laura Edwards, 3rd Caitlin Williams and 4th Lauren Slye.<br /><br />And finally...Special thanks to Vidal Graham from Wembley High School who donated 2 rubbers to hand out as prizes for the runner up of the U15 boys and runners up of the U-15 boy’s consolation. Thanks to Robin Ashleigh, also of Wembley High School who gave out the trophies in the U13 category. Special mention to Mrs Fawkes and Mrs Winder, who got a bottle of wine for a raffle which raised some extra money for Greenhouse Wales. With the event being such a success Alan Monks, Stephen Gertsen and Stephen Jenkins have decided that another Greenhouse Open will take place after Christmas with a U15 and U18 category. Further information will be posted when the date is decided.

Greenhouse Wales Open

Parry Takes Cadet Boys Title as Griffiths is beaten in 2 finals!!! On Saturday, Tonypandy hosted the Greenhouse Wales Open and saw a fantast...

UP COMING DRAGON EVENT

<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6Muafe7J5YhY3jaQhkzgBWmt8iEQ8ANRbdU5Vwihb5XUfm8629JVMXKBCRhqIDDk4cgQiZNlNTj4WdUtV-7XqOElzl9qV321Sa23D-VKwuXAaC565rMal9kY0aoCiSk3JmPjwZ4VLuLrA/s1600/100_1525.JPG"></a><strong><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">Sunday 13<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">th</span> Dragon Tournament Cardiff</span></strong> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">Commencing at: 9am (under 11s and under 15s)</div><div align="center"><br />1pm (under 13s)<br /></div><br /><div align="center">Closing date for the event is 07/12/09</div><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">Please click on the link below for entry forms:</div><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.ttaw.co.uk/competitions/entry-forms">http://www.ttaw.co.uk/competitions/entry-forms</a></div><p></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0cHH3ZAM_UN9gLVgJC-KsueCQ8FBDdQdZ4GYIF8msbrhTpAY2wlYRWDe770wjThMQrYI3jqMaZxIZf89L_r8KZ6uUkcD5MmdjHOEo7N2NK31QlyDmxSiYU1vg9eUNjhSLnbk9GHUT3wkU/s1600/misc+089.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408371666521911074" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0cHH3ZAM_UN9gLVgJC-KsueCQ8FBDdQdZ4GYIF8msbrhTpAY2wlYRWDe770wjThMQrYI3jqMaZxIZf89L_r8KZ6uUkcD5MmdjHOEo7N2NK31QlyDmxSiYU1vg9eUNjhSLnbk9GHUT3wkU/s320/misc+089.jpg" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" /></a><br /></p><div align="center"></div>

UP COMING DRAGON EVENT

Sunday 13 th Dragon Tournament Cardiff Commencing at: 9am (under 11s and under 15s) 1pm (under 13s) Closing date for the event is 07/12/0...

Carmarthen Schools Friendly

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0eNclt1brFZxd5jmSkzqZqzENV2taeSKI7mBHfN9Hr-N5GOsQJmlF9SJeIuud6FuaS1ljwt11PYejSp3xnLOQA0a2Po6kEsnmsXiR_CkXTsv2KbtHDwf7S-3V2Np-yGVScmQHp0HwO4B0/s1600/misc+041.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408361023986185250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0eNclt1brFZxd5jmSkzqZqzENV2taeSKI7mBHfN9Hr-N5GOsQJmlF9SJeIuud6FuaS1ljwt11PYejSp3xnLOQA0a2Po6kEsnmsXiR_CkXTsv2KbtHDwf7S-3V2Np-yGVScmQHp0HwO4B0/s320/misc+041.jpg" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" /></a><br /><div>On Monday 9th of November Queen Elizabeth High hosted possibly the first ever school table tennis friendly. With 8 teams of three participating in the friendly, ranging from agesof 16 down to 11 years old. Each school played against two teams. The day was a great success with teachers, 5x60 officers all gaining the experience of the game and the enjoyment in the youngsters.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Bro Myrddin won the older category by beating both Queen Elizabeth High A (6-3) and B (9-0). The team consisted of Aled Evans (won 5, lost 1), Daniel Jones (Won 5, lost 1) and Sean Bergiers (won 5, lost 1).</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>In the younger age group Queen Elizabeth High, Rhydygors Eagles, Rhydygors Falcons and Bro Myrddin all won one match. It was a great day and good to see so many youngsters participating in a competitive format but also a great deal of sportsmanship going on at the same time.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Thank you to Q.E. High and Mr Ninian Davies for helping out.</div><br /><div></div>

Carmarthen Schools Friendly

On Monday 9th of November Queen Elizabeth High hosted possibly the first ever school table tennis friendly. With 8 teams of three participat...

WELSH RANKINGS

The new Welsh Rankings are up on the TTAW website<br />www.ttaw.co.uk/ranking<br /><br />Check them out and see where you are!

WELSH RANKINGS

The new Welsh Rankings are up on the TTAW website www.ttaw.co.uk/ranking Check them out and see where you are!

WELL DONE LEE MORGAN

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh6hs4bxqr0Vr2lmesHC4JphFE0VVj1T6VLcHREifcIntPa0cXZxGQiAZ1whHd-u1oJzXYEb11fe1UPhQhHMIuYzFjWdua7GItunT3veeyjWzV043ERnBQmYvhyphenhypheneYbW7JFvctSpiJcyljo/s1600/West+Wales+09-05.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408451677032796866" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh6hs4bxqr0Vr2lmesHC4JphFE0VVj1T6VLcHREifcIntPa0cXZxGQiAZ1whHd-u1oJzXYEb11fe1UPhQhHMIuYzFjWdua7GItunT3veeyjWzV043ERnBQmYvhyphenhypheneYbW7JFvctSpiJcyljo/s200/West+Wales+09-05.jpg" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 143px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" /></a><br /><div><span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Congratulations</span> to <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Penlans</span> Lee Morgan for reaching the Semi finals of the band 4 and winning band 5 in the Bristol Grand <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Prix</span>.</div><div> </div><div>For further information please see <a href="http://www.ttaw.co.uk/">www.ttaw.co.uk</a></div>

WELL DONE LEE MORGAN

Congratulations to Penlans Lee Morgan for reaching the Semi finals of the band 4 and winning band 5 in the Bristol Grand Prix . For furth...